Charge

The State Advisory Committee on the Transfer of Adult Career-Technical programs from the Ohio Department of Education to the Ohio Board of Regents will consist of stakeholders in workforce education from adult career centers, two-year campuses and other related entities and will provide advice on the following priorities in accordance with Amended Substitute House Bill 119.

• Respond to a review of adult career-technical state level issues/items that need to be considered in the successful transition of adult career-technical workforce development programs, including ABLE, from the Ohio Department of Education to the Board of Regents. Provide input into proposed transition policies/plan and timeline to support an aligned workforce system.
• Provide advice on key issues to the state education agencies in formulating planning strategies to successfully integrate Adult Career-Technical programs seamlessly into the Board of Regents system.
• Respond to specific questions generated by the Ohio Department of Education and the Board of Regents to facilitate the transfer of programs.
• Consider strategies that will increase stakeholder communication and provide information to the appropriate stakeholders.
• Provide recommendations in developing accountability matrixes that improve the system for both businesses and individuals.
• Ensure consistency across the two-year colleges and adult-career-technical system to respond to the same standards for performance and funding.
• Develop strategies, recommendations and a process for improving the total productivity of a united workforce education system.

Timeline (Tentative)